A Lancashire-led probe into the contact between local agencies and Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana will begin next month, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands.

Rudakubana, 18, from Lancashire, is facing sentencing after he pleaded guilty to murdering three girls on Monday, on what was due to be the first day of his trial.

Unconfirmed reports are swirling on social media that Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been beaten up by inmates.

It will look into the contact between local agencies and the attacker, who killed three young girls at a dance class in Southport

Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three girls, 10 attempted murders, producing ricin, possessing terrorist material, and possessing a knife.

As Southport killer Axel Rudakubana begins his life sentence behind bars, urgent questions have been asked about why the murderous teen wasn't stopped long before he ended the lives of three innocent

An inquiry has been announced into the failures to identify the risk posed by the teenager, despite concerns about him being raised on multiple occasions in the years leading up to the attack.

A British court sentenced teen Axel Rudakubana to a record 52 years in prison, minus time served, for murdering three young girls in a frenzied stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July.

Keir Starmer rules out whole life sentence for Southport killer Axel Rudakubana - Though the Southport killer will likely die behind bars, critics have claimed the punishment is not severe enough